Nondescripts Cricket Club (also known by its initials NCC) is a

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team based in

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. The team plays at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground.

History

The club was founded in 1888. The name "Nondescripts" is derived from the fact it was intended to be open to anyone, unlike other Colombo-based clubs at the time such as

Sinhalese Sports Club The Sinhalese people, Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) was a first-class cricket club in Colombo, Sri Lanka till 2025 when they were relegated after enduring a horrendous 2024-25 version of the Major Club 3 day tournament in which they could only m ...

, Moors Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club which were aligned with a particular ethnic group."Descriptions of the Nondescripts" – Andrew Miller, Cricinfo
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Honours

* P Saravanamuttu Trophy/Robert Senanayake Trophy/Lakspray Trophy/Premier Trophy (16) 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2013–14 * Under 23 Trophy (2) 2008–09 2009–10

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. (Updated as of 24 July 2022)

Team records

* Highest team total – 538 vs Sinhalese Sports Club * Best innings bowling figures –

Lyndon Hannibal Lyndon Hannibal (born 20 November 1965) is a Sri Lankan international cricket umpire and a former first class cricketer. Umpiring career He stood as an umpire in the tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indian national cricket t ...

8/38 vs MSC * Hundred in first match – Prasad Padmasanka 106 vs PSC * Hundred in each innings – Pradeep Hewage 168 & 123 vs Matara * Highest individual score –

Aravinda De Silva Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva (, ; born 17 October 1965) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain, regarded as one of the best Sri Lankan cricketers, he played in the team as an all-rounder. De Silva was a key member of the Sri L ...

222 vs SCC * Partnership records – * 1 – 233 RP Arnold & S Weerasinghe * 2 – 226 RP Arnold & MN Nawaz * 3 – 143 MN Nawaz & PA de Silva * 4 – 285 HP Tillakaratne & CP Mapatuna * 5 – 234* RP Arnold & CP Mapatuna * 6 – 239* DA Gunawardene & HP Tillakaratne * 7 – 153 PA de Silva & AGD Wickremasinghe * 8 – 147* RS Kalpage & MTT Mirando * 9 – 130 HP Tillakaratne & KR Pushpakumara * 10 – 62 RS Kalpage & WS Sirimanne

Other Nondescripts clubs

The name 'Nondescripts Cricket Club' derives from a 19th-century London-based team. The Nondescripts were a 'wandering' cricket club with no fixed ground and a team composed of players of all standards. A New Zealand Nondescripts Club was established in 1962 to promote "the principles of the game of Cricket, especially sportsmanship and high standards in dress, attitude and application." It too is a 'wandering' club drawn mainly from Wellington and Lower Hutt players; eight NZ internationals have played for the club, including

Ewen Chatfield Ewen John Chatfield (born 3 July 1950) is a former New Zealand cricketer. A medium-pace bowler, though Chatfield played 43 Tests and 114 One Day Internationals for his country, he is also remembered for having been hit in the head by a ball w ...

, John Reid and Bob Blair. In the 1980s, a Nondescripts Cricket Club played in the Brunei cricket league. Consisting largely of Sri Lankan expatriates, both Sinhalese and Tamil, it later merged with another club and changed its name.

Notable players

Players who have represented

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Rumesh Ratnayake Rumesh Joseph Ratnayake (born 2 January 1964), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 23 Test matches and 70 One Day Internationals from 1982 to 1993. He was an interim head coach of Sri Lanka national cricket team in 2017. Ratnayake wa ...

Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran Arnold (; born 25 October 1973), or Russel Arnold, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent, who played all forms of the game. He played as the finisher role in the Sri Lankan team batting down the order at intern ...

Upul Chandana Deshabandu Umagiliya Durage Upul Chandana (born 7 May 1972), popularly known as Upul Chandana, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played both Tests and ODIs. He was more specifically a leg spin bowler and was also an outstanding fielder. He w ...

Dinesh Chandimal Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal (; born 18 November 1989) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. A handy right-handed middle order batter who sometimes plays as the wicket-keeper, Chandimal ...

Aravinda de Silva Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva (, ; born 17 October 1965) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain, regarded as one of the best Sri Lankan cricketers, he played in the team as an all-rounder. De Silva was a key member of the Sri L ...

Niroshan Dickwella Dickwella Patabendige Dilantha Niroshan Dickwella, known as Niroshan Dickwella (born 23 June 1993), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all formats of the game for Sri Lanka. A left-hand batsman, he also plays as a wicket-keeper of ...

Avishka Gunawardene Dihan Avishka Gunawardene (born 26 May 1977), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Tests and One Day Internationals. He served as the Sri Lanka A team coach for many years, and was later appointed batting coach of the national team in 2 ...

Ranjan Madugalle Deshabandu Ranjan Senerath Madugalle (, ; born 22 April 1959) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who currently serves as the Chief of the panel of ICC match referees. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo. He repre ...

Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga (; ; born 28 August 1983) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers of all time. Playing as a right-arm fast bowler, Malinga was commonly used as a specialist ...

Naveed Nawaz Mohamed Naveed Nawaz (; born 20 September 1973), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who played one Test cricket, Test and 3 One-Day Internationals for Sri Lanka national cricket team, Sri Lanka. ...

Ravindra Pushpakumara Deshabandu Karuppiahyage Ravindra Pushpakumara (born 21 July 1975), or Ravindra Pushpakumara, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil - Sinhalese mixed ancestry. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was a key m ...

Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (; born 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer who represented Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2015. A former captain in all formats. He was born in Matale, Central Province. In first-class cricke ...

Upul Tharanga Warushavithana Upul Tharanga (born 2 February 1985), commonly known as Upul Tharanga () is a former professional Sri Lankan cricketer. A former limited-overs captain, Tharanga played all formats of the game. He was a left-handed opening batsman ...

Hashan Tillakaratne Deshabandu Hashan Prasantha Tillakaratne (born 14 July 1967) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former Test captain for Sri Lanka. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. He is currently a politician and ...

Gamini Wickremasinghe Anguppulige Gamini Dayantha Wickremasinghe (born 27 December 1965), or Gamini Wickremasinghe, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three Test matches and four One Day International between 1989 and 1993. He was born at Colombo and studied ...

Farveez Maharoof Mohamed Farveez Maharoof (, : born 7 September 1984), or Farveez Maharoof, is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He first made his impression in the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in which he captained the S ...

References

External links

Brief history of Nondescripts Cricket Club

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